Tag: British armed forces

UK plans to end prosecutions for N Ireland ‘Troubles’ crimes

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LONDON — The U.K. government announced Wednesday that it plans to introduce a statute of limitations for alleged crimes committed during decades of violence...

UK: Joint airdrop drill affirms UK’s support for Jordan

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RAF AKROTIRI, Cyprus — British paratroopers have trained together with Jordanian soldiers in an airdrop over the Middle Eastern country to underscore the U.K.’s...

Report: Classified UK defense papers found at bus stop

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LONDON — Sensitive defense documents containing details about the British military have been found at a bus stop in England, the BBC reported Sunday....

Normandy commemorates D-Day with small crowds, but big heart

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COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — When the sun rises over Omaha Beach, revealing vast stretches of wet sand extending toward distant cliffs, one starts to grasp...

UK halts trials of new tanks that vibrate and can’t go fast

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LONDON — The British military said Thursday that it paused trials of its new fleet of tanks, after a newspaper reported the vehicles can’t...

Review: A familiar adventure story in ‘Edge of the Word’

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If the new adventure film “ Edge of the Word,” about a British explorer and soldier in 1840s Borneo, seems suspiciously like “The Man...

UK to resettle more Afghan interpreters as NATO troops leave

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LONDON — Britain said Monday it will make it easier for Afghans who worked with British troops to settle in the U.K., amid rising...

Photos show Dubai princess, focus of UN concern, at malls

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LONDON — Photos on social media appear to show a missing Dubai princess who months earlier described herself in a video as being held...

Queen Elizabeth II visits carrier ahead of maiden deployment

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LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II made a quick visit Saturday to the Royal Navy's flagship aircraft carrier that bears the name of her eponymous...

UK apologizes for 1971 Belfast deaths; families want more

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LONDON — A U.K. government minister stood before lawmakers Thursday and formally apologized for the killing of 10 civilians during unrest in Belfast half...